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Excavations at Nemea IV: The Shrine of Opheltes

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The Sanctuary of Zeus at ancient Nemea has been a wealthy resource for archaeological investigation and analysis conducted by the University of California over the last forty years. The Sanctuary hosted probably the most preeminent athletic festivals of ancient Greece, the Nemean Games. Just as the Olympics were celebrated in connection with the cult of Pelops at Olympia, the games at Nemea were founded at the worship of the hero Opheltes. The Shrine of Opheltes within the Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea offers probably the most absolute best examples of an ancient Greek hero cult documented within the archaeological record. This final and most significant volume within the Excavations at Nemea series presents the result of the excavation of the Shrine from 1979 through 2001 and analyzes the Shrine’s features and contents with a purpose to be mindful its history and use. A study of the literary and artistic evidence concerning the myth and cult of Opheltes contextualizes the archaeological findings and illuminates the hero’s significance to the Sanctuary and its renowned festival, the Nemean Games.

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